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- 2 sheets-sheet 1. O. G..EME'RY. ENVELOPE FOR CIGARETTE PAPERS.

' Patented July 5, 1881,

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' C. G. EMERY. 4 ENVELOPE FOR CIGARETTE PAPERS. No.- 243,875. Patented July 5,1881.

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UNITED STATES CHARLES G. EMERY, OF

PATENT OFFICE.

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

ENVELOPE FOR CIGARETTE-PAPERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent vNo. 243,875, dated July 5, 1881.

Application filed April 11, 1881.

To all whom at may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES G. EMERY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Paper Packages for Holding Cigarette-Wrappers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a comparatively inexpensive package for holding cigarette papers or wrappers, which can be conveniently parried in the vest-pocket, and which will confine the papers or wrappers in a smooth, unbroken shape, and at the same time entirely protect and conceal them when carried in the pocket, while permitting the 0011- venient removal of one of the papers or wrappers when required for use by the consumer, the construction of the package being of such character as to permit a large number of the packages to be arranged within a limited space as, for instance, in a suitable boxfor the purpose of their convenient transportation.

My invention is fully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a box, showing the manner in which the packages of cigarette-papers can be compactly arranged within a limited space; Fig. 2, a plan view of the blank employed to form the exteriorcase of the package; Fig.3, a plan View of the blank employed to form the interior movable case of the package; Fig. 4., a perspective view of the exterior case; Fig. 5, a perspective view of the interior case with the cigarette-wrappers confined therein.

Referring to the drawings, Figs. 2 and 3, the letter A indicates the blank for forming the exterior portion of the case, and the letter B indicates the blank for forming the interior movable portion of the case, which carries the cigarette papers or wrappers. These blanks are preferably out from white card-board, but can be made from other similar paper which is sufliciently rigid or stiff to retain the packages in their original form and outline, and avoid bending orcrimping when placed in the pocket.

The blank A is substantially of a rectilinear outline, and is provided at each of the corners of one side with the segmental recesses a a, and the upper and lower edges b of the blank (No model.)

I are provided at a short distance from the opposite side with the segmental recesses c c. This blank is provided with the two longitudinal creases d d, which are arranged parallel to each other, thereby forming two edge flaps, e and f. To form the exterior case the flap c is folded overon the centralportion of the blank, as indicated by dotted lines 1, Fig. 2, and then the other flap, f, is folded over upon the flap c and pasted or cemented along its side edges, so that its segmental recesses c are arranged over and retained in coincidence with the corner recesses, a a, of the latter, as indicated in the perspective view, Fig. 4, the coinciding recesses formingat the ends of the exterior case suitable finger-openings through which to gain access to and withdraw the inner movable case, as hereinafter explained.

The blank Bis made in the form of a narrow strip, the ends of which are rounded, as at gg, and this blank is provided with the transverse parallel creases h h, thus forming a main central body portion, 1;, and loose end flaps, l I. These flaps are folded at the creases over upon the body portion 5, and the series of collected cigarette-papers are confined in place upon the central body portion by means of said flaps l pressing upon them, as shown in Fig. 5.

With the cigarette-papers and the flaps l in position as represented in Fig. 5, the interior movable portion of the case can be readily inserted within the exterior portion of the case, and will be normally confined therein by the frictional contact, but can be readily and conveniently withdrawn at pleasure by simply placing the thumb in one of the finger-openin gs at the ends of the exterior case and sliding the inner case out sufficiently to free one of the flaps Zfrom the exterior case, when this flap can be raised and access had to the cigarette-papers, whereby one or more of the same can be conveniently removed, the other end of the inner case and of the cigarette-papers being supported and confinedin position and retained in their original smooth unbroken form. When the inner case is in its normal position it is evident that the cigarette papers are entirely concealed and protected, and there being no loose flaps or disconnected edges exposed, it will be manifest that the package can be placed in the pocket and carried with no liability of injury to either the case or the cigarette papers.

The packages constructed as hereinbefore described closely hug and retain the cigarettepapers in an even, smooth, and unbroken form, and they can be carried'in the pocket without liability of the cigarette-papers becoming soiled or the edgesofthe package beingbent, erimped, or rumpled, which is a great objection to those packages of cigarette-papers contained in the book form, as are now found in the market.

Owing to the "compact; form and reduced thickness of packages for ci garette-papers constructed as hereinbet'ore described, a large number of such packages can be arranged within a limited spaceas, for instance, within a box, as shown in Fig. 1-which renders these packages especially convenient to transport in paekingeases.

What I claim is 1. A paper package for cigarette-wrappers possessing the following characteristics, namely: the folded exterior ease having end fingeropenings and the interior movable ease formed with loose end flaps for pressing upon and confining the cigarette-wrappers in place.

2. The paper package formed from the blank A, having the parallel creases d d, and side flaps, e and f, having respectively the segmental reeesses a a c c, said flaps being folded and connected as described, to form the exterior case, and the inner case composed of the blank 13, having end folded flaps, l l, and adapted for insertion into and removal from the exterior case, as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES G. EMERY.

Witnesses HENRY HENJEs, J OHN D. LITTLE. 

